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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1940

Page

5

Christmas Society Notes From Joe Wheeler Area

Pupil activities at Joe Wheeler School include a Christmas program on Tuesday afternoon at 2 45 for patrons. Memorial Drive Methodist Womans Society holds Christmas party at Mrs J E Yarbrough home Monday night. Southside W M S meets at church 3 p m Monday for missionary topic. Circle Three leads. Various Central Baptist circles meet at listed homes Monday. Circle Five Wednesday. Evening at Home hosts Drs Braggs and guests from Rochester Minnesota. Sunbeam Party at 327 Johnston Street Wednesday afternoon 3 30. Friday Thirteen and Dorcas Class hold Christmas gatherings at Southside Baptist Church. Surprise party for Grady Buller Hanks Jr marks his eighth birthday December 10. Garden Club elects 1941 officers. Christmas decor prizes planned citywide.

Memorial Drive Methodist Womans Society of J. E. Yarbrough Fifth Avenue West Central Baptist Circles Central Baptist Circle Five Beulah Bradford Johnston Street H. Reid Sherard, Sr R. B. Freeman Sunbeams Central Baptist Church Hack Sunbeam Troy Grady Buller Hanks, Jr Avenue Past Garet Lemmons Ruth Mary Sue Chapman Tommie Atkins Mable Ruth Turner Doris Ann Roper Louise Turner Buddy Davis Ruth Turner Joe Motherway, Jr Faye Eubank Billy Lemmons Margaret Lemmons Gene Black Carolyn Roper Hanks Messrs Homer Pabanks Woodrow Chapman Garden Club Decatur Garden Club Thomas J. Hendrix E. W. McLeod Riverside Eastside Southside Westside Central Pugene Morrow John W Jones R .T. Sheppard J. W. Darrah Lamar Penney

At-Home Matrons Pattern 4630 For Well-Fitting Undies

Anne Adams Pattern 4630 offers curving front and back panels with soft side bodice sections for easy fit without underarm bulging. Includes non slipping straps and options for bias cut. bloomers or panties included for a complete undies set. Pattern sizes 34 to 60 with yardage given for size 36. The Daily Pattern Department in New York lists price and order details.

Anne Adams Daily Pattern Department West 17Th St New York

Laura Wheeler Designs Cross Stitch Pup in Natural Coloring

Needlecraft pattern 2732 offers an eight to the inch cross stitch of a dog 9x12 inches with color chart and stitch illustrations. Transfer pattern and materials list included, cost ten cents plus your name and address to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. in New York.

Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept Eighth Avenue New York N. Y

Community Notes From Lawrence County MT

Local residents report health and family updates including eye health at a farm home. Abbie Counts ill in a Washington hospital. Mr and Mrs A B Chrysler announce the December 12 birth of Patricia Ann. Community members visit churches and relatives across Georgia and Decatur.

FR. Counts Abbie Dee Counts Washington, D. C A. B. Chrysler Patricia Ann Swearingdon Baptist Church Beasly Methodist Church Georgia Shirly Smith Douglas Kia George Smith Rennie Johnson Roy

Denman to Speak at Central Methodist Church Sunday

Dr. Harry Denman executive secretary of the Commission of Evangelism of the Methodist church will preach at Central Methodist three times Sunday with services at 11:00 a m 2 30 pm mass meeting and 7:00 pm He is a former business manager of First Methodist in Birmingham and is expected to draw a large Decatur audience.

Harry Denman Commission of Evangelium The Methodist Church Central Methodiat Decatur First Methodist Church Birmingham Denman America

Lions Club elects Exiwin Wells Montgomery president

Exiwin L. Wells, a petroleum products distributor, was elected president of the Montgomery Lions yesterday. He succeeds Felix and will lead the club in Montgomery Alabama starting this term.

Montgomery Ala

New Patrol Set Up Along New York Harbor

Daily vigil will begin tomorrow along a 75 mile sea frontier with 5 navy seaplanes guarding approaches to New York Harbor. The seaplane patrol will work with the coast guard and neutrality patrol under Lt Commander Don F Smith at Floyd Bennett Field.

New York Navy New York Harbor Coast Guard Neutrality Patrol Don F. Smith Ployd Bennett Field

Personal visits mark holiday season in Birmingham area

Local notices list Mrs Ormond Frazier and two sons visiting in Birmingham with the Fraziers and Mr Wilder, and Christmas Eve arrival of Mr Frazier. Betty Foster Pointer attends Auburn weekend then Alabama College. A P I students from the institute plan Christmas vaca tions. several families schedule trips to St Joseph Chicago Til Fort Wayne Montgomery and Birmingham for holidays. Joel Wayne Goree born December 12 to Mr and Mrs Goree. Celia Bonner Davis to visit from Washington DC for two weeks.

Ormond Frazier Birmingham A. L. Frazier Joe Wilder Mr. Frazier Frank Yaney Richard St. Joseph Mich Chicago Til Fort Wayne Ind Yaney Cooper Wells Hosiery Mills Celia Bonner Davis Washington, D. C Mrs Hartwell Davis

Holiday visit prompts housing ad from Dally

Military Academy student plans holiday travel to spend time with his parents. Good apartments are in demand and available for rent via Dally Want Ad.

Military Academy E. W. McLeod Dally Want

Revival of pineapple cut returns to chic hair trends

Despite the long bob dominance, young women favor the pineapple cut with ringlets formed from square sections and paper wrappers. Hollywood style paper curls, precise winding, and a double disc iron produce a lasting wave for about two weeks. Eyebrow shapes are urged to harmonize with facial contours, avoiding extreme thin or bushy styles.

Hollywood

Guard A 14-Breps Formed Under State Order in Athens

FORM GUARD A 14-Breps has been Prestsd the Athens Post of the American Legion to form a home guard company here in line with the recent order from Governor Dixon. J. Y. Keith has been chosen captain of the company to be formed with M.S. Kennemer as first lieutenant Herbert J. Newby as second lieutenant Frank Crouch as first sergeant Arthur Stewart J. T. Blackshear Carl Hatchett and Raymond Patterson as line sergeants Ben Jaffe as supply sergeant Paul Ragan as mess sergeant Delmer McLemore I. Carny J. R. Fielding Marvin Croley and Dock MeMcMunn as corporals.

Athens American Legion Dixon J. Y. Keith M.S. Kennemer Herbert J. Newby Leutenant Frank Crouch Arthur Stewart J. T. Blackshear Carl Hatchett Raymond Patterson Ben Jaffe Paul Ragan Delmer McLemore I. Carney J. R. Fielding Marvin Croley Dock MecMunn

Church Property Seized in Tokyo Under New Japanese Law

Major church properties valued at millions of dollars, owned by American British and Canadian groups, are being turned over to Japanese church authorities under Japan’s new religious law, officials announced today.

Tokyo Japan

Also Mentioned on This Page

JOE Wheeler School Southside W. M W. M Southside Baptist Church Circle Three Southside Baptist Blake Thompson Mary Howell Southside Baptist Sunday School Margaret Boley Ninth Street South E. M. Lee D. F. Green Henry Hurst Betty Burleson Kitty Prewett Danville Road John C. Bragg Jackson Street Baker Dr. Priestly Rochester Minn J. W. Cunningham George Jackson Hartselle Rufus Adams Cunningham Dorcas George Wells Earl Watson Luke Christ Robert Livingston Wells Harry Collier Pat Handley Mesdames A. G. Campbell S. E. Jacobs Clyde Sharp Walter Burleson McAnear Wesleyan Guild R. L. Howell la Fiesta Club the Valley Country Club Womans Music Study Club First Baptist Church Red Cross Masonic Temple Crow Mason Crow E. M. Chenault Sherman Street Austinville Nan Robertson Sally Stanton Pasadena Calif Pasadena Junior College Moyl Arata Ky Stinson Bros Hai Jeffrey Wis Laura Wheeler Franklin L. Roosevelt House Committee On Migration Washington Democracy DR. Denman Allen’s Beauty Shoppe Grant St Goidel’s Drug Store Hit No Can Carolina Big Lynn Roberts Guy Kibbee Popeye William Tell Deadwood Dick Wwe Earl Carroll Ken Murray Brenda Cobina Bob Hope Sllian Cornell Carrol Naish Rose Hobart Betty McLaughlin Produced J. Carrol Naish Hitee Directed By Kurt Neumann Douglas Fairbanks Lae Hayworth Claudette Ray Milland Paramount Presents Colbert Miland Betty Foster Pointer Martha Frances Kilgore Auburn Alabama College Nellie Clarke Roan Bebe Stone David Allen Billy Duncan Billy Steed, Jr Leonard Harold Michelson Jack Tankersley John D. Grimes J. C. Finney Carolyn Rufus Shepherd Shephe J. W. Goree Joel Wayne Annie Gus Murphy J. ©. Townsend Birmingam Jimmy Gasaway J. A. Gasaway J. K. Grissom Cullooka Tenn Leslie Doss J. L. Schnabel Joe Calvin Harvam University Yuletide J. H. Calvin Webster McLeod Chattanooga Capitol Jesse James Tyrone Power Henry Fonda Donald Duck Boris Karloff John Boles Mae Clark Dracula Bela Lugosi Richard Arlen Andy Devine Helen Follett Ann Rutherford 7Th Ave Jackson St B. L. Malone Strand Theatre Hartselle, Ala Robert Montgomery Constance Cummings Annie Marjorie Rambeau Alan Hale Jane Wyman Ronald Reagan Lucille Ball Richard Carlson Ann Miller Frances Bangford Johnny Mack Brown Red Butte Frankie Carro
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